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A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Shoukei Matsumoto (Author), Adam Sims (Narrator), Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of A Monk's Guide to a Clean House and Mind by Shoukei Matsumoto, read by Adam Sims.

We remove dust to sweep away our worldly desires. We scrub dirt to free ourselves of attachments. We live simply and take time to contemplate the self, mindfully living each moment. It's not just monks who need to live this way. Everyone in today's busy world needs it.

The Zen sect of Buddhism is renowned for the cleanliness of its monks, but cleaning is greatly valued in Japanese Buddhism in general as a way to cultivate the mind. In this audiobook, I introduce everyday cleaning methods typically employed in temples while sharing what it's like to be a monk in training.

This book will improve the condition of not just your own mind but also the people around you. I hope listeners will discover that cleanliness is an opportunity to contemplate oneself.

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Listening Length	2 hours and 4 minutes
Author	Shoukei Matsumoto
Narrator	Adam Sims
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	04 January 2018
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0788WR4YV
Best Sellers Rank	3,254 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 6 in Cleaning & Organising 7 in Zen Philosophy (Books) 11 in Home Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating

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kit

Buy it! Seriously! It worked for me.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2018

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I. Love. This. Book.
I am naturally untidy, I have chronic fatigue syndrome and a filthy husband. So you can imagine how not into housework I am. This book made me feel excited to clean on my days off. Which I would have thought would be laughably impossible. It also helped me get back in to meditation.

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Susannah

Grace and Divinity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 February 2018

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I really enjoyed reading this book and will refer to it often. As a professional housekeeper who used to look after a nineteen bedroom shooting lodge, I am interested in the serenity and Zen beauty of how Japanese people go about their lives. I have also lived with Japanese housemates and felt blissfully at home with their peacefulness, cleanliness and environmental attention. Shoukei Matsumoto shows us in detail how to look after our personal space with grace and divinity. If you like Mari Kono you will love this book.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2018

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I read this book in one afternoon and it gave me the final push to change my life around. I now get up every morning at 5:30 and I am productive. This book alone won't change your life, but it will give you insight to another way of thinking. It may be about cleaning but I think the principles discussed in regard to cleaning here can be used for life in general. If you remove the Religious bit. the book is a sort of mindful guide to a happier self through self care by cleaning. Also has a lot of good practical tips for a less wasteful way of cleaning for those aiming for a zero-waste lifestyle. Worth the money and worth a read, I spent no more than 3 hours on it.

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CarefulandGreen

Surprisingly intriguing...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2018

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I bought this as I am always attracted by “odd” books on rather obscure topics...It was surprisingly thought provoking...I had always seen cleaning etc. as just a chore to be got through as fast as possible, and not as having any value in its own right....astonishing new view of priorities, really...recommended to ‘taste’ and consider a far eastern approach.....it’s a very short read.

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Caps

Well Worth a Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2018

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I really enjoyed this book, especially as reading of the Monks duties and the underlying attitude to them, helped prod me into a more productive way of getting around my own house with duster and broom. When things are hectic and we are tired or fed up, a book like this is just the job to take us back to what's important.

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